We always have to remember that there are two types of cleaning - proper cleaning and improper/harsh cleaning. It is extremely important to always...
Precisely ! Things get a whole lot easier when one follows the standards listed for individual coins and grades in the ANA grading book. That's...
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Hey ! Just because it's true - doesn't mean I aint gonna getcha for that !
Stuff like that was still going on when I started collecting in 1960, but luckily for me my grandfather warned me against it. To a degree, stuff...
Why are old state commems so cheap despite rarity? That same basic question has been being asked by collectors for 50 years or longer. And the...
Just as an example that I do give likes - [ATTACH]
If memory serves, LostDutchman - https://www.cointalk.com/members/lostdutchman.16994/ - was the first to come up with this little bit of...
That's like saying a rose isn't a rose because it isn't a color you think it should be, or look the way you think it should look ! Put another...
Seriously ??? Hmmm - I must be slippin :rolleyes: Gonna have to do something about I guess.
C'mon now Jeff, I've given lots and lots of Likes over the years. So no, it isn't news to me at all. I truly thought you were more than well aware...
Is it possible still don't understand that there is no debate about technical grading vs market grading ? Certainly not from me anyway. This is...
I'll add one more thing for you Charley, I've written about this whole thing dozens of times. And yes I've even listed all the different grading...
Like I said Charley, buy the books and read them yourself. Then you'll know everything there is to know about the differences between the 2...
I'm not even really sure what you mean by that. But between 1986 (3rd edition) and today (7th edition) the ANA grading standards did not change....
The easiest way or anyone to understand the difference between ANA technical grading and ANA market grading is to buy the 1st edition ANA book,...
No they do not ! The ANA was the very first to use market grading - they invented it in 1986. Several months before PCGS even existed. Now...
No it doesn't, wear always looks very different from contact marks, regardless of where it occurs. If a coin in a bag bangs against another coin,...
I define standard the same way the dictionary does - Standard - a level of quality or attainment. an idea or thing used as a measure, norm, or...
Look at the silver bar in the OP's post - that IS the problem bleach creates ! Bleach is well known for turning silver black. And it does things...
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